🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, January 9: ▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin will only welcome US President-elect Donald Trump maintaining his determination to reach out to him; however, Moscow has not yet received any related requests from Washington ▪️Russia calls for peace in the Arctic as the region remains in its sphere of influence ▪️Armenia can hardly be both a member of both the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) ▪️Armenia’s EU initiative is definitely the country’s sovereign right, although its participation in the EAEU is certainly advantageous ▪️Moscow is closely watching the dramatic developments around the US claims to Canada and Greenland ▪️The West should remember the results of referendums in Donbass and Novorossiya in talks about respecting the views of Greenlanders ▪️The Kremlin urges waiting for Brussels' response to Armenia’s EU initiative ▪️The current energy crisis in Transnistria is linked to decisions made by Kiev and Chisinau ▪️The Kremlin declines to name the route Slovakia currently uses to receive gas from Russia ▪️Moscow is interested in an unbiased and impartial investigation of the plane crash near Aktau ▪️Russia stands for peace, stability, and security in the Caucasus, Peskov said about the situation around Armenia and Azerbaijan